The City Scoop! ~ Front Page ~ May 2, 2008
By
Ex_Libris,
Posted on: 2008-05-02 24:06 in Announcements
In RetrospectThe future holds many things. I didn't see the alien invasions, time travel, Nazi vs. Fascist wars coming, and many more things are to come. While I may not know what's in store for me or anyone else, I do know a nice way to see the future. It helps to "coerce" a Fortunata or know a legitimate psychic, and I'm lucky enough to have my hands on both. So here's some predictions and my interpretations, courtesy of Psychotic Vengeance and Ms. Blodsygl. "The Great Enemy shall rise, he who no one has seen but sees all. And a great war shall befall all." Sweet! The official return of The Eavesdropper will be nice. The war probably refers to him leaking secrets to the tabloids. "And the Lord of Death shall ride on the winds themselves. And he shall be known as Dr. FluffyTacoPandaCat." ...no comment. "Never buy fish off a truck with an Iowa license plate." Common sense, but now I'm really regretting that fish taco I had at lunch. "He who was made unto steel shall return, and many shall fall and worship." You heard it hear, make sure to watch the new Iron Man movie, coming soon this summer! "The fractured pillar shall reform soon, reclaiming all that it has lost but many shall fall." Time to hire a contractor before your base's roof falls in? "A tall man awaits you in your future, he who cares about you. Red hair, deep voice and lame dance moves. And he shall pledge to never give you up, let you down, run around and desert you." ...did I just get Rickrolled? Blasphemy! "He whom many claim to be is in the fourth row, third to the left." I'm Spartacus! Or that guy is. Aww, that ruins that joke. "This week's Lucky Seven to Heaven numbers: 13, 27, 42, 55, 64, 99 and 34." Whoops, that's for me. So here you go: your personal lifeline to what's to come. And please forget the lottery numbers, or I will reclaim the money that belongs to me. Just a friendly warning. And don't be afraid to send me mail or hate mail. I need the paper to warm my house, and your hate mail tastes like candy to me.
| Fan Fiction SpotlightThe Tale of Grumblethump, the Goodly Ogre By ziggy3k Purity? he wondered. Me a... a purity? Mhmm, she smiled, stroking his cheek. What... what be a purity? The slightest snicker from an unseen fairy sent Isavol's eyes searching for the culprit but soon they returned to meet his own and she answered, Purity is... untouched... unblemished... perfection. Understand? He nodded but she could see he truly didn't. She smiled and her eyes began to sparkle with burgeoning tears. Purity is you, Grumblethump. You are good and kind and noble because it is the very nature of your soul and you don't muddle it up with greed and selfishness. You continue to do good by the world even though it treats you so terribly. You defend and avenge the weak because in your heart you know it should be done and you take it upon yourself to do it... never expecting praise. That is purity, my dear, sweet, precious Grumblethump... the Goodly Ogre. And when Isavol said it, that moniker that had just been used to torment, the Goodly Ogre, it suddenly became a thing of beauty. It was a term of endearment and honest intent. He heard it and it warmed his heart. Grumblethump the Goodly Ogre! he repeatedly quite excitedly. Grumblethump be ogre... but Grumblethump be good! Goodly Ogre! This may seem out of place here. It may look like it belongs in an entirely different forum. However, this appearance is only on the surface. While this is a story of fantasy creatures, it is first and foremost, a story about a hero. Grumblethump, a dim bulb in most respects, has to face trials and adversity all around himself. He goes through the same trials and ordeals as any spandex-clad protagonist, and he has a truer heart than most of them as well. If you're tired of the same old "I am a champion of light, and must protect this puppy!" stories, but don't want to go into "I am brooding and dark because someone vaguely characterized but nonetheless close to me was brutally murdered in front of me at a young age..." stories, I highly recommend this story. [/color] |
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PvP Zone EtiquetteIn my constant quest to bring fresh blood into PvP, I have been asking players why they don't venture into the zones. Surprisingly, the most common response has nothing to do with level caps, Zone objectives, or the combat system, but instead focuses on the other players in the zone. Much of the negative stigma of PvP is no longer warranted. The real poor sports got mad and left the game, leaving few actual PvP players on each server. The dwindling PvP population eventually came to realize that practically everyone in the zones was playing on both sides of the fence, and conduct has gotten a lot better since. Given the rapport that eventually formed between PvP players, there are some unwritten rules concerning PvP. These rules are only there as a form of conduct, or zone etiquette. Breaking them normally results in getting more people angry at you. Some break these rules on purpose as part of a strategy, or because they desire a challenge. How you play is ultimately up to you, but the general consensus on conduct in PvP zones is as follows: 1. Roll with the punches. Don't start sending angry tells or yelling in broadcast about how unfair your loss just there was. While you may feel that way, if you instead send "Good fight" as that tell or broadcast, you're much less likely to be attacked again by the same player (At least for 10 minutes, or until you attack them). 2. Be a good sport. When you win a fight, don't start ranting about how great and awesome you are. Again, if you be courteous and polite to your opponents, they will generally return the favor...which oddly enough generally includes more "Stand up" fights and less ganking. 3. Don't stop moving. Staying still in enemy line-of-sight is considered a taunt or challenge to a fight. Especially so if you're doing such near a landmark, or in "open air." If you need to go AFK, I'd suggest running back to your hospital (inside the doors). If it's really important, just go. Remember that you're in a PvP zone and there's no debt for dying. 4. Defending players have first call on inspirations. If you provoke a one-on-one fight, it's generally considered the defending player's 'right' to choose whether to use inspirations or not for the duel. Once they've popped one, you're free to empty your tray. Going in with 10 inspirations active for an easy win, however, will soon get gank squads after you. 5. We're all in this together. The point of PvP is to have a good time by challenging yourself against opponents with skill, rather than the Co* AI. If you're heavily outnumbered, try asking the opposing faction to swap a few players over to even the odds. By the same token, if you find yourself outnumbering the opposing faction 8-to-1, consider swapping sides, or at least keeping out of the battle for a time. Most importantly, when people do explode and begin ranting over broadcast or in tells, try to ignore it. It makes the whole zone less fun for everyone when the drama starts. At the very least, don't add to it. | P.E.R.C. presents Follow the |
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Advice from the X
Greetings boys, girls, and beings of indeterminate gender! It's LiquidX once again, back to give you that heaping helping of advice that you all so crave. Now, I know what you may be thinking, "Oh X, my studly handsome hunk of advice giving goodness...Where have you been?" Well, that's a very good question! And since answering questions is what I'm legally obligated to do (thanks to the court case of "Women of Paragon City vs. Liquid Horatio X"), I'll tell you. Namely, I've been in hiding from some very angry creditors, and their associates Guido and Nunzio. It seems that Human: Royalty has yet to send me millions. While I'm pretty sure the check got lost in the mail, the Merchants Association of the Bazaar on Deva aren't exactly interesting in this well thought out and reasonable excuse, and demand payment. So, what does this mean for you? Well, in order to pay my debts (and legal fees for various court cases), my paycheck from the City Scoop just wont cut it. To compensate, I have decided to start selling ad space within my column and shall use the revenues to help pay my vast and ungodly amount of debt. Now, I know what you all may be thinking, "But X, I know you are wise, all knowing, and the sexiest advice columnist I have ever seen, but won't this ruin a great and informative column?" Fear not, faithful readers! My deal with the ad company allows me complete control over my ads, and I promise that any ads will be as unobtrusive and tasteful as possible. In fact, I am quite confident that this will ultimately lead to a better and more satisfying column for you, my readers. So, with that out of the way...On with the show! "Dear LiquidX, What would happen if Wonder Woman used her [SUBLYMONAL ADVERTISING] on someone with [THE GREAT TASTE OF COKE]? Sincerely, Stormy D" Dear Stormy D, That is a good question! As someone who has eternally pondered such a question, I am reminded of a [DELICIOUS BIG MAC]. In fact, theres nothing I like better then to go down to [TACO BELL] and get myself a [NIKE'S RUNNING SHOES], all while pondering that very question! Why, just the other day I was at [WAL-MART] while checking out the awesome [YU-GI-OH TRADING CARD GAME], and I got to thinking...wouldn't this be better with an ice cold [REEBOK SNEAKERS] and an extra large [SPLIT INFINITY RADIO]? But I digress...As you can see, the answer to your question is that you should [RED BULL ENERGY DRINK] your [FORD TOYOTA PICKUP TRUCK] with the [FRISKY DINGO SEASON ONE ON DVD]. "Dear LiquidX, My best friend has been kidnapped by [MOUNTAIN DEW]! What do I do?! Please tell me, I don't have much [HOSTESS FRUIT PIES]! Sincerely, [TROY HICKMAN'S COMMON GROUNDS]" Dear [AARON WILLIAMS PS238], [This answer for rent. Contact Hickman Plugging Services at 606-867-5309 for advertising rates] And there you have it folks! Another fine installment of Advice from the X, full of sweet delicious answers just for you. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go get a [ONE TOUCH HOME PREGNANCY TEST] and a case of [PREPARATION H HEMORRHOID CREAM]'s. See you all [NCSOFTS DUNGEON RUNNERS]! [/color] | Dear Athy |
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How to Get Stuff!Awesome recipes, enhancements, salvage and other great loot simply does not fall from the sky. You need to accomplish a specific task or beat up certain bad guys to simply have a chance at finding what you want. I'm going to outline how to find Invention Salvage and Invention Recipes. You can use this information to find those super-rare expensive things that are hard to buy on the market. Then you have the choice to keep that precious shiny for yourself or sell it for some nice monies. Invention Salvage, used for crafting recipes, is mostly found from enemy defeats. Salvage is broken down into two major types, Arcane and Tech, as well as three tiers based on the level of enemy being defeated. InfamousBrad wrote a wonderful article explaining the Types and Tiers and has all the numbers you could ever want. For Invention Salvage, the best method to find things is to simply beat up enemies. If you want to know what an enemy can drop, you can target the enemy, right click, choose Info, and change the tab from Description to Salvage Drops. The Salvage Drops tab will list every piece of Invention Salvage that enemy can give you! Invention Recipes are divided into a number of pools which come from accomplishing a different task. These pools are commonly called Pools A, B, C and D. Each of the four pools requires a different task to be accomplished. Each pool contains a variety of possible recipes that may be found when you accomplish such a task. Pool A: Enemy Drops Pool B: Mission Accomplished Pool C: Task/Strike Force Completed Pool D: Trial Completed This link shows which Recipes come from which Pool. | Pool As are the general beat up an enemy and find loot pool. Pool A is further broken down into four rarities. Common Pool A's are the standard invention recipes such as Level 25 Invention: To Hit Buff. Uncommon Pool A are yellow named Invention Set Recipes, such as Blood Mandate: Acc/End. Rare Pool A drops are orange named Invention Set Recipes, such as Aegis: Resistance. Very Rare Pool A drops are purple Invention Set Recipes, and only can be found from level 50 or higher enemies. Drop Rates from baddies for salvage and Pool A recipes is well explained by Coulomb2 in his guide here. Pool Bs can only be found on a Mission Completion Reward. Pool Cs are found when a Task or Strike Force is completed and the player selects Rare Recipe as their reward. Pool Ds are similarly found, but from trials. The list of Task Forces can be found here, the list of Strike Forces here, and Trials can be found here for both sides. All Pool B, C and D rares have orange names, similar to Rare Pool A drops. By using the various links and information provided, you can discern how to obtain every drop in the game. Let's apply some of this knowledge to some expensive items to see how we can start raking in the dough! Tier 3 Arcane invention salvage (Deific Weapons and Pangean Soils) and some Tier 1 Arcane salvage (Luck Charms) are quite pricey on the market. As a villain, when choosing newspaper missions, you can maximize your Arcane salvage drops by choosing enemy types that drop Arcane Salvage. A quick look to InfamousBrad's article tells us that these enemy types for Villain newspapers are Circle of Thorns, Tsoo, Warriors, Snakes, Carnival of Shadows and possibly others. Pool Bs can be obtained by completing any mission. By working towards arcane salvage you can work towards Pool B recipes. Pool Cs and Ds require more planning. However, some Pool C drops, such as Luck of the Gambler: Increased Recharge and Miracle: Recovery go for many millions of infamy! If you want to start earning Pool Cs or Pool Ds you will need to organize a team of players to attempt a Strike Force of a Trial. The lists of these two events will give you descriptions of what each accomplishment entails. An organized team of players can run the Cap Au Diable Bind of Beast Strike Force in roughly twenty minutes! This link provides a video and a guide on how to accomplish this feat. Check the links. Figure out what you want. Go out and find it. Sell your loot. Roll around in the money! |
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Who is your base designer, and who are your supergroup leaders? Leaders: Branche (exec director and base designer), Beeks (personnel director), Shaman Elder (mission director) Which server is your base on, and is it a Hero or Villain SG/VG? Currently number 29 on Infinity, Heroside. When was your supergroup established? June 8, 2006 How many players are in your supergroup? Approximately ten to fifteen very active, and approximately thirty moderately active. But its not fair not to mention our awesome coalitions! We team with our coalies quite often: Children of the Gods, Hands of Destiny, Children of Data, the Underground Syndicate, Paragon Broadcasting Service, The New Knights of Avalon, and the Big Red Machine. GREAT people, GREAT groups, GREAT fun! One giant happy family! What is the approximate value of your base? 16x20 plot with total base value at approximately 36 mil prestige. How much time do you spend working on your base? How much time have you invested so far? I spend many, many hours on the base. Usually about half an hour a day just detailing and being picky over coffee. In total, the current SW main base took me about ten good days to create. Not to mention the almost 40 mil prestige earned by our awesome members in the two years of our existence! It's a smaller, no frills base compared to the old one but has everything except an IOP (boo). The old 20x24 took me almost a month to get right but had some buggy issues with over 7500 decorative items. What is your favorite base item? Least favorite? Little brown shelves the most versatile item in the inventory..Least faves ? I dont really have one. I like everything. What is your favorite thing about base editing? Least favorite? I enjoy the creativity of base editing. Making great things with very little. Least fave would have to be the time it takes to place some items. What is the highest thing on your wish-list for new base items? NPCs would be great. Water and sky textures and effects, fountains and water base level, windows, and anything that would encourage SG members to actually use and congregate in the base. SG missions and TFs, more items that SG members could actually use like the Ouroboros portal, autodoc and combat logs. Perhaps a laptop lab with access to WW, an in-base tailor, and a telephone that we could use to ring contacts. I would also love to see portals to coalition bases and perhaps multiple levels to bases. If you could give just one piece of advice to a new base editor, what would it be? Just do it. Keep in mind that there is no depreciation associated with playing with the base editor. So go for it and have fun. Anything else you'd like to add about your SG, your base or the base system in general? Statesman's Watch started like many others, just a small group of players that teamed often. Most of us are older than your average gamer, some are younger (like 7 hehe). But all of us are great players and really enjoy the COX experience as well as other online games such as Tabula Rasa. I am particularly proud of SW, its members and coalies for being such damn cool people! |
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Bourke
Protector ServerWhere do you live? Suburb of Chicago, by O'Hare Airport. Your age and gender? 48 (49 soon!) and male. What do you do for a living? I'm the Network Operations for a school district. I design, configure, install and manage the servers and internet connection for 6,700 children and 870 (or so) staff. Have you found anything interesting in the severs? Nothing living, but an old high school friend works at the company that designs the chips. So you've never found any naughty email sent back and forth between teachers? I have found that my people are rather silly. They love to pass on chain letters, and they don't trim off the previous address, so it could be 4 or 5 pages of addresses before the actual message. Are you currently seeing anyone special? I have several lady friends that I see regularly, and their husbands, and their kids... but not romantically. Any children of the two or four legged variety? I occasionally dog-sit for my mother, but not really... at least no one has come forward. Do you have any hobbies? As the district tech, I play around with the tech on their dime. Databases, Excel, web pages and such. I just started making podcasts, and City of Heroes. What type of podcasts? We are making some instructional audio casts for common tech used with in the district. My personal one is just me sitting and rambling on. What was the most interesting or favorite place to visit? I went out to Idaho to meet up with some former Reincarnated Elite people, then went out to Washington to see a Puma that the Protector server sponsors. I spent 13 years in the military, so even closets are interesting now. What type of music do you enjoy listening to? I have an eclectic collection. Sinatra, Beastie Boys, some opera from my uncle... What TV or radio shows do you watch/listen to on a regular basis? CNN, news and weather, local cable, and I just re-started watching CSI.
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Read any good books lately? I listened to the entire Potter series, and I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but they made a bad Tom Hanks movie out of it. I am re-reading Chalker's Well World Series. What would you say is your favorite pop culture quote? "Don't go there." How did you get drawn to the game? Every year, since I was 20 or so, I would buy myself a birthday gift. I saw it on the shelf, and remembered playing started playing. And how did you end up picking your home server? When I started, it was the one at the top, so I picked it and I've been here ever since. What would you say your playstyle is like? As a scrapper, I go in and taunt via my feet - not reckless, but pretty aggressive. As others, cautiously. What side of the game do you prefer? I prefer the hero side, but I have a couple villains. I picked up CoV mainly for the base editing and because I was in beta for CoV. What type of characters do you enjoy playing? I have 2 scrappers, 3 defenders, 2 controllers, a blaster, a brute and a mastermind, so it's not what I enjoy, but what I don't enjoy. I have a hard time with tanks. I love tanks when I'm not playing them, but we'll see with I12. What is your favorite zone in game? The Shadow Shard is my favorite place to mission. Galaxy City is my favorite starting point. What is your favorite story arc in the game? Anything with Nemesis. What is your favorite feature of the game? I would have to say the community. What are you looking forward to in the upcoming issue? More zones, more missions, more badges - more more more! I'm going to try a fire/fire scrapper and probably a plant/psi or plant/sonic controller. Any advice for new players? The forums are a good resource. Don't be afraid to ask silly sounding questions, and have fun. Any closing comments? The 4 years here have been a blast, and I think it will only continue to get better. |
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Sunomono
Peel the cucumbers and cut in half lengthwise, and with a spoon, scoop out the seeds. Slice the cucumber very thin. Place in a medium bowl. On top of the cucumbers add the soy sauce, water, sugar and ginger. Drain and rinse the shrimp and add. Mix well and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Serves up to 8. Sukothai's Thai Noodles 8 ounces linguine or other noodles 1/3 cup chili sauce 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons lime juice 5 tablespoons Tabasco sauce 1 chopped red chili 1 chopped green chili 1 chopped hot pepper 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro Prepare noodles as instructed on package. Do not strain the water, and just throw everything in as recipe indicates. If it's too spicy, you made it perfectly! Serves one for all rushed battles. |
Japanese style Chicken Stir Fry
Slice the chicken breasts into thin strips along the wide side. Mince or grate the garlic. In a medium bowl mix the soy sauce, garlic, and ginger, wine and pineapple juice. Add the chicken and marinate for at least 1 hour but no more than 4, as the acid from the pineapple will change the texture of the chicken. In a large skillet over medium high heat, heat 2 tablespoons of oil until the oil shimmers. Drain the chicken, reserving ¼ cup of the marinade. Cook the chicken until done, constantly stirring. Remove the chicken then add the marinade and the pineapple chunks to the pan, when the pineapple is heated through pour over top of the chicken and serve. |
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Do you have an event coming up? Are you going to attend an upcoming event? Do you want to see or even write an article for The City Scoop? Drop a line to LadyK a week in advance, and you too could be a guest writer for The City Scoop. Want to be part of the VEAT Army? Yes we are an offshoot branch of the FUSION Empire in the Protector dimension loyal only to Ghost Widow. We are destined for greatness. Ghost Widow has ordered my organization to form a new sect in support of special operations. I will recruit within our ranks as well as go outside of our known coalition. These chosen members will go to an academy for training as various Arachnos soldiers. While I do not like to be told how to run FUSION, Widow assures me that I will be rewarded for forming this group. My first order of business is to choose villains among my organization that display some of the following qualities: Mind control, knowledge of poisons, stealth, acrobatics, weapons fighting, and most importantly, do not display fear and is willing to die if I ordered them to do such. I have at least 20 in mind from my 150 Villain organization that fit this criteria. Over the next few weeks, I will begin listing them in preparation for training. This training will consist of a series of trials and strike forces ordered by Ghost Widow. More to follow soon. Want to know more? Please come to the VEAT Army Project Hiram Giovanni's Deli and Pizzeria Food, Fence and Forgery "Everything's Kosher" War Phoenix: LVL 28 TANK LFT | WANTED: Fan Artist to draw my character. I cannot offer much compensation other than any of the wares I would otherwise sell on the Auction House. If you are interested, please contact Hakuro de Killer on the Virtue Server Help Wanted: Writers for The City Scoop. Please contact Snow_Globe, Pants_Stealer, or Marcian_Tobay for submission details. "Lost: One sense of humor. If found, please return to Agent Omega. Lost: Paradigm Shift Device. Contact Demented Cynic at Portal Corp. by Friday. Remember to bring Hawaiian shirt. Head of the Thug Security Task force is looking for new pryo techo thung. IQ required, and Tank like urges removed (Or supply your own self rez). Thanks Mal Boneface Lost: Hub of the Wheel of Destruction. If found, please contact Azuria. P.S. Please do not use to construct deadly wheel of Destruction. Thanks. -Azuria Lost: One Zinc Oxide bottle, last seen on the beach of Independence Port last Sunday when I rushed to a costume Contest. Burnt LifeGuard Need to sell something? Post it in The City Scoop Classifieds. Send PM to LadyK. o_o *poke* Buh! - Pepsiman |
Edition 46 of "The City Scoop a publication for Supers by Supers!
The City Scoop continues to deliver! Nearing one year this group has continued to create new content on a weekly basis. I know I look forward to Fridays!
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The City Scoop
A Billion Influence
for the Best Dressed!
By
White_Gravel
Good afternoon, heroes and villains! It's me, WG, back to give you the scoop on
the latest and greatest in player events. On this fine night, I find myself
going to a costume contest on the Infinity server. Now you may ask me, hey WG,
why in the world would you go to some simple costume contest when you know that
there are bigger and better things out there? Well the answer is quite simple:
this costume contest was not normal by any means.
The reasons why this contest was unique are enough to make even the most
socially deprived hero want to show up under Atlas's statue on this fine day.
First off, this contest was huge! I mean huge! It was so big that they had to
make another Atlas Park, and there was a high count of about 252 heroes in
Atlas to come join in all the fun. The second reason this contest was so unique
was because the hosts of the costume contest (The Children of DATA supergroup)
were giving away 1 billion influence in prizes! Yes thats right readers, 1
billion influence!
Now this event had all the right makings of a big party: it had the people, and
more importantly, the money. To start off, the supergroup gave out about 30
million in influence just for random at the door prizes. Not only was this a
good way to start off the night and make everyone happy, but it was also a big
lead up to what happened next. If you think 30 million influence is a lot, just
wait to see how much you got if you won.
Each place was divided up into a female and a male category. Since there was up
to 3rd place, that gave us 6 winners counting both boys and girls. If you got
in 3rd place, you received 50 million each for the male and the female. If you
got in 2nd place, you won 100 million each for the male and the female. If you
were lucky enough to win first, you earned the jackpot of 300 million each for
both male and female. Just placing as a finalist got you 5 million! These
prizes were what drove the crowd to come and make sure to bring their A game
in costume design. The winners went like this...
3rd place male:
Cosmic Eagle
(Back)
3rd place female:
Mystic Reborn
(Back)
2nd place male:
Decathlon
(Back)
2nd place female:
American Beauty
(Back)
1st place male:
Pox Romana
(Back)
1st place female:
Dream Jeannie
(Back)
Congrats once again to all the winners. Lets hope they don't go and blow all
their money in Pocket D.
Once the dust had settled and the winners were chosen, I got treated to a nice
relaxed interview with Children of DATA's leader Arch Surgeon and first mate
Lotus One.
Good evening! I'm sure you know exactly what I'm going to ask, so here it
goes. Why create event?
We made this event because we are excited to make #2 on the SG leader board,
and we want to give back to the people who helped us along the way who put
their time and influence into helping us.
On the topic of influence, how did you get so much of it for this event?
People around the cities called us farmers and said we got all our money that
way, but really everyone in the supergroup chipped in and donated some. Even
some coalition members decided to help.
What did you think when you saw this huge turnout?
Well, our goal as always was to get a Dev to show up, but even though that
didn't happen this time, we still had a blast and loved it and look forward to
more events to come.
Now, what exactly did you look for when choosing winners for the costume
contest?
We decided we need separate judges to make sure there was no bias going on.
Everything else was up to the judge and their personal likes and dislikes. We
developed a point system where, if you wanted the person to get first, you gave
them five points; wanted them to be second, you gave them three points; and
wanted them to be third, you gave them one point. The people with the highest
score in the end won.
Since you had such a huge turnout, will you ever do something like this
again?
Definitely. We try to do massive events like this at least twice a year. In
fact, we just had a racing event through the city, and that was a big success!
Any advice you want to give for people wanting to make a huge event?
Make sure you have a lot of people that work well together to help. You can't
really pick best friends or close people. Even if you don't like the person, if
you think they will make a good judge, you should bring them. Also, make sure
you have great officers to help spread good news.
Lastly, any closing comments?
Thanks to the supergroup and coalition members for being so much fun to hang
out and play with!
And with that I departed, watching all the money slowly sink away. This reporter
can easily say that he has never seen an event quite like this. Thanks again to
the Children of DATA supergroup for the event.
Rock on!
~W.G.
Vol. 1, Issue 46
May 2nd, 2008
This Issue:
In Retrospect
Fan Fiction Spotlight
Community
PvP Zone Etiquette
Follow the White Rabbit!
Advice
Advice from the X
Dear Athy
Market Watch
Base Showcast:
Statesman's Watch
Behind the Mask:
Bourke
Food & Recipies
Rogue Isles Repast
Salads
Classifieds
Excelsior Messaging
Upcoming Events:
May:
Follow the White Rabbit!
May 3rd:
Maryland:
Calvert
County Lan Party BBQ
Freedom:
Knights
of Arachnos VG CC
Protector:
Abandoned
Sewer Trial
Guardian:
A
Bachelor Party
Infinity:
Lord
Recluse's SF 5pm PST
Triumph:
Wild
Cards' Wild Ride
May 4th:
Champion:
Calling
all pirates! Rum Run!
Freedom:
All
Stalker LRSF
Virtue:
Villain
Hami Raid
May 5th:
Triumph:
Party
on Triumph
May 6th:
Champion:
A
Guardian Love Story
May 9th:
Champion:
The
Honeymoon
May 15th:
Infinity:
Virgil
Tarikoss SF